YANGON - Myanmar and the Russian Federation have vowed to promote
bilateral ties including trade, economic and defense cooperation between
the two countries, official media reported Tuesday.
It was pledged when Myanmar Vice-President U Nyan Tun met with
visiting Russian Defense Minister General Sergey K Shoigu in Nay Pyi Taw
Monday, said the New Light of Myanmar.
In another meeting with Shoigu, Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's
Defense Services Vice-Senior General Min Aung Hlaing thanked the Russia
Federation for extending assistance to Myanmar, calling on Russia to
contribute to ensuring world peace.
Shoigu outlined plans to admit Myanmar students to Moscow State University as part of further cooperation with Myanmar.
Shoigu's current visit to Myanmar is the second to the Southeast
Asian nation after the first ever visit of a Russian defense minister to
the country 50 years ago.
In January this year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich
Lavrov visited Myanmar and met with Myanmar President U Thein Sein.
Both sides vowed fostering amity and friendship between the two
countries, human resources development and technology and further
cooperation in research in health and education
Lavrov also had talks with his Myanmar counterpart U Wunna Maung Lwin
on enhancing cooperation in the areas of trade and investment,
information, culture, sports, health, education, science and technology,
defense and security, tourist, mining and energy, human resources
development and capacity building.
Myanmar and Russia established diplomatic ties in 1948 and the relations have turned 65th anniversary.
source: ChinaDaily
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-03/05/content_16279334.htm
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